La. Admin. Code tit. 51 § VII-1103

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section VII-1103 - General Requirements

A. All dairy plants, including cheese manufacturing plants and frozen dessert manufacturing plants, that are required by this Part or have been required or authorized by the state health officer to implement HACCP systems shall develop and implement HACCP systems conforming with the requirements of this Chapter.

B. The state health officer shall require that dairy plants, including cheese manufacturing plants and frozen dessert manufacturing plants, implement a HACCP system that conforms with the requirements of this Part, when in his opinion, it is in the best interest of the public health. Each dairy plant's HACCP system, when implemented shall provide a level of product safety equivalent to the level provided by similar dairy plants that are being regulated under the provisions of other Chapters of this Part.

C. Dairy plants being regulated under the provisions of this Chapter shall comply with the following provisions of the requirements contained in this Part:

1. permits (in accordance with §109 of this Part);

2. permits required for imported milk, milk products and frozen desserts (in accordance with 111 of this Part);

3. requirements for imported dairy products (in accordance with §113 of this Part);

4. milk records (in accordance with §115 of this Part);

5. falsification of records (in accordance with §117 of this Part);

6. registration (in accordance with §119 of this Part);

7. labeling (in accordance with §121 of this Part);

8. delivery of samples (in accordance with §303 of this Part);

9. pasteurization equipment tests, examination and sealing (in accordance with §313 of this Part);

10. grades of milk and milk products to be sold (in accordance with §323 of this Part);

11. procedures in emergency (in accordance with §325 of this Part);

12. continuous grading (in accordance with §327 of this Part);

13. application for regrading, reinstatement of permit and permission to resume sale of product (in accordance with §341 of this Part);

14. Grade A raw milk for pasteurization (in accordance with §349 of this Part);

15. Grade A raw milk for pasteurization (certified for interstate milk shipment) (in accordance with §351 of this Part);

16. manufacturing grade raw milk for pasteurization (milk for manufacturing purpose) (in accordance with §353 of this Part);

17. Grade A pasteurized, ultra-pasteurized and aseptically processed milk and milk products, bulk shipped Grade A pasteurized or ultra-pasteurized milk and milk products and pasteurized filled milk and filled milk products (in accordance with §355 of this Part);

18. Grade A bulk shipped, heat-treated milk and milk products (in accordance with §357 of this Part);

19. Grade A aseptically processed milk and milk products (in accordance with §359 of this Part);

20. Grade A pasteurized, ultra-pasteurized and aseptically processed milk and milk products certified for interstate shipment (in accordance with §361 of this Part);

21. milk tank trucks (in accordance with §701 of this Part);

22. sealing and protection of milk tank trucks (in accordance with §703 of this Part);

23. labeling (in accordance with §705 of this Part);

24. bulk milk tank truck operator/sampler (in accordance with §707 of this Part);

25. general requirements (in accordance with §901 of this Part);

26. approval of plans (in accordance with §903 of this Part);

27. dairy plant receivers/samplers (in accordance with §907 of this Part);

28. sale of reconstituted or recombined milk or milk products and anomalous (substitute) milk or milk products (in accordance with §959 of this Part);

29. use of inhibitors (in accordance with §961 of this Part);

30. dipping or transferring dairy products (in accordance with §965 of this Part); and

31. vehicles (in accordance with §989 of this Part).

D. The state health officer may authorize dairy plants that request permission to be regulated under the provisions of this Part to be regulated in such a manner.

E. Following are the seven HACCP principles to be included in a HACCP Plan:

1. conduct a hazard analysis for each product and process;

2. determine critical control points;

3. establish critical limits;

4. establish monitoring procedures;

5. establish corrective actions;

6. establish verification procedures; and,

7. establish record-keeping and documentation procedures.

F. Dairy plants regulated under the provisions of this Part shall perform the following HACCP Preliminary Steps:

1. Assemble a multi-disciplinary HACCP team of plant/consultant personnel.

a. Team responsibilities:

i. develop and update all written documentation;

ii. implement HACCP program;

iii. periodically verify and validate HACCP system;

iv. provide opportunities for necessary training;

v. maintain effective communication with plant management; and,

vi. interact with regulatory personnel during audits/inspections.

2. Describe the product and its distribution.

a. product description to include composition, safety characteristics, water activity, pH, and temperature requirements;

b. list of ingredients and packaging materials;

c. processing methods;

d. method of distribution; and,

e. distribution condition including frozen, refrigerated, shelf-stable.

3. Identify the intended use and consumers.

a. intended use-ingredient, retail, institutional;

b. intended and likely consumers-children, adults, elderly, healthy, sick, teenagers; and,

c. distribution area-local, regional, nationwide, international.

4. Construct a flow diagram for each product/like product and each type of process, raw materials, packaging, sequence of all processing steps including addition of rework, use of air or gases, filters, screens, clarifiers, metal detectors, storage and distribution.

5. Conduct on-site verification of each flow diagram to (each product type and process shall have a different flow diagram) ensure that the intended flow diagram is accurate, complete and is the actual flow of products through the processing flow.

La. Admin. Code tit. 51, § VII-1103

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health, LR 37:2686 (September 2011).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 40:4(A)(1)(a). Also see R.S. 40:5(2)(3)(5)(7)(15)(17) and R.S. 40:922.